Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cups is 16, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 16 cups:

1 gal = 16 cup

To convert 509 gallons into cups we have to multiply 509 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 16 cup

509 gal → V_(cup)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cups:

V_(cup) = 509 gal × 16 cup

V_(cup) = 8144 cup

The final result is:

509 gal → 8144 cup

We conclude that 509 gallons is equivalent to 8144 cups:

509 gallons = 8144 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00012278978388998 × 509 gallons.

Another way is saying that 509 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012278978388998 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred nine gallons is approximately eight thousand one hundred forty-four cups:

509 gal ≅ 8144 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times five hundred nine gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cups chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from gallons to cups